Top Baseball/Softball Rules Myths, 2011 Edition

[RKBUmp]

#2- ASA rule supplement 10 check swing/bunt strike.

A: Did the batter roll their wrists?

[BretMan]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

#2- ASA rule supplement 10 check swing/bunt strike.

A: Did the batter roll their wrists?

The Rule Supplement is a guideline that an umpire might use to form a judgment of whether the batter offered at the pitch or not. It is not a playing rule that says this automatically equals a strike.

[umpirebob71]

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[RKBUmp]

Originally Posted by BretMan

The Rule Supplement is a guideline that an umpire might use to form a judgment of whether the batter offered at the pitch or not. It is not a playing rule that says this automatically equals a strike.

Agreed, but, is also not a complete myth that wrist action has no bearing at all.